Combating the Gang Culture Initiative

Gangs have become an increasingly deadly threat to the safety and security of our nation's citizens. Addressing the gang pandemic is one of the top priorities of the Department of Justice with a strategy that is twofold:

• First, prioritize prevention programs to provide America's youth and offenders returning to the community with opportunities that help them resist gang involvement.
• Second, ensure robust enforcement policies when gang-related violence does occur.

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http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2006/February/06_opa_082.html